employees back by the fall, however, last month the tech giant said it's postponing a return to the office for corporate employees until January 2022 due to rising Covid-19 cases.ĭuring the virtual career fair, attendees will have the chance to participate in 1-on-1 career coaching sessions with Amazon recruiters as well coding workshops led by Amazon software development engineers and a "How to Interview at Amazon" breakout session.
"We saw unprecedented unemployment, and then jobs came back, or changed … industries have had to adapt." Amazon's starting wage is $15 an hour, but for some states, the minimum wage is $17 an hour, she adds.Īmazon had previously hyped its "office-centric" model and planned to bring most U.S. "The pandemic turned entire industries on their head," Williams says. The company has hired more than 450,000 people in the United States since the beginning of the pandemic, and is now the country's largest job-creator.įaced with a reopening economy and competitive labor market, Amazon has invested in higher wages and new benefits, including free mental health counselling, to attract workers. Williams said they received nearly 450,000 applications following last year's event, a number they hope to surpass in 2021.Īmazon's latest hiring spree "is really fueled by the unprecedented customer demand we've seen ," Ardine Williams, Amazon's vice president of workforce development, tells CNBC Make It. This will be Amazon's third annual Career Day, which pivoted to a virtual format last year in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Amazon recommends attendees pre-register online for the event, but there is no official cut off date to do so.
Applicants of all experience levels and fields are encouraged to sign up. Amazon Career Day will be held on September 15 and is free to attend.
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